Assessment of milk production efficiency in the belgorod region

Issue № 4, 2021, article № 7, pages 57-66

Language: Russian

Original language title: ОЦЕНКА ЭФФЕКТИВНОСТИ ПРОИЗВОДСТВА МОЛОКА В БЕЛГОРОДСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ

Keywords: DAIRY FARMING, GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, LABOURS INTENSITY OF PRODUCTION, REGRESSION ANALYSIS

Abstract: This article discusses the issues of increasing the economic efficiency of the functioning of the sub-branch of dairy cattle breeding in the Belgorod region. As you know, the sub-industry of dairy cattle breeding is involved in the implementation of the Food Security Doctrine in terms of providing the population with milk and dairy products. Unfortunately, until now, the sub-industry of dairy cattle breeding provides less than 50‰ of the needs of the Russian population for milk and its processed products. In this regard, the successful experience of the functioning of the sub-industry of dairy cattle breeding can be useful in a number of regions of Russia. It should be said that the sub-industry of dairy cattle breeding is characterized by a long production cycle, which makes it unattractive for investors and, in this regard, requires significant volumes of government support. In addition, the sub-industry depends on a significant number of non-material factors, including those related to the exploitation of the labour force, animal diseases, etc., which are difficult to account for and predict. This, in turn, determines a number of risks and threats to which dairy farming is exposed. Such risks and threats require increased attention of the state, which in practice does not always happen, and the volume of state support is not stable and not sufficient for the introduction of new technologies and our country becoming a leader in milk production. The article examines the trends associated with the structure of costs for milk production, the use of labour and material and technical resources, the formation of financial resources in the sub-industry of dairy cattle breeding, etc.

Authors: Zigaeva Irina Anatolevna, Kolesnikov Andrei Viktorovich